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A local’s guide to Munich: 10 top tips
Bavarian and Japanese cuisine: live music on the side Nomiya offers an elegant blend of Japanese food and Bavarian gemütlichkeit (a feeling of warmth, friendliness and good cheer – the German version of hygge). The rustic Japanese tavern and restaurant has been run by Ferdinand “Ferdi” Schuster for over 20 years, and has become an institution in the Haidhausen district, on the eastern bank of the Isar. Occasionally, guests are regaled with impromptu performances by local musicians. Yakitori and sushi go well with cold beer in traditional half-litre steins. And be sure to ask for a Tilmans, a fine local lager made by young independent brewer Tilman Ludwig.• Small plates from €2, mixed sushi plate €17.50, Wörthstrasse 7, nomiya.de Spuds you’ll like The 19th-century Viktualienmarkt (closed Sundays) is a stop on every city tour. But once you’re done looking at piles of horse-meat sausages and sampling exotic fruits and expensive … [Read more...] about A local’s guide to Munich: 10 top tips
How to Get Your Recommended Daily Dose of News via Social Media
Advertisement We live in a world where news is at our fingertips, everywhere we go. It’s transcended mere newspapers, radio, and TV: we get updates online, from specific websites and of course from social networking.This got me wondering: what if we only got news from social media? What would we miss out on? How effective is relying on retweets and such to spread the word? And furthermore, which feeds are best for the all-important headlines?So I thought I’d try out an experiment: Keep away from news programs on the TV. Don’t scout the Internet for the latest headlines. Just look at social media. Essentially, I’d keep track of news solely via Facebook and Twitter whilst on a short holiday. Here’s how I got on.Decisions to be MadeCornwall in the UK. It’s a beautiful place. Mobile reception, including Wi-Fi, is rubbish, however.That certainly hampers my plan. Fortunately, I can find isolated areas of 3G in shops and restaurants, and, in the … [Read more...] about How to Get Your Recommended Daily Dose of News via Social Media